Sony A6500 vs Sony W320

Here, we will be contrasting the Sony A6500 vs Sony W320, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are designed by Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the A6500 (24MP) and W320 (14MP) and the A6500 (APS-C) and W320 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The A6500 was brought out 6 years later than the W320 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Sony W320 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple summation of how the A6500 grades versus the W320 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Alpha a6500 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W320. The entire galleries are provided at Sony A6500 Gallery & Sony W320 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Sony A6500 comes with exterior measurements of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs) whilst the Sony W320 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 117 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the A6500 against the W320.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A6500 and W320 is 81 and 97 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reviewing specs. The visual below will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the A6500 and W320.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The A6500 because of its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony A6500 will offer you extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures way more aggressively. The newer A6500 provides a benefit in sensor technology.